diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd.rc b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd.rc
index 275009603..522fe08ec 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd.rc
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd.rc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ service snapuserd /system/bin/snapuserd
     disabled
     user root
     group root system
+    task_profiles OtaProfiles
     seclabel u:r:snapuserd:s0
 
 service snapuserd_proxy /system/bin/snapuserd -socket-handoff
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_dm_user.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_dm_user.cpp
index 1e300d2d4..0d0f711f7 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_dm_user.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_dm_user.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ bool Worker::Init() {
 
 bool Worker::RunThread() {
     SNAP_LOG(INFO) << "Processing snapshot I/O requests....";
+
+    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, gettid(), kNiceValueForMergeThreads)) {
+        SNAP_PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to set priority for TID: " << gettid();
+    }
+
     // Start serving IO
     while (true) {
         if (!ProcessIORequest()) {